Boxing

3:19 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Tyson Fury will have to reconsider his 2021 plans and fight Deontay Wilder if his rival wins an arbitration hearing, according to Fury’s co-promoter,
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8:57 AM ET Another Terence Crawford fight, another eye-opening victory for the welterweight world titlist to solidify his spot atop the ESPN pound-for-pound rankings. But how long will fight fans have to wait for the megafights against top opponents and fellow titleholders Errol Spence Jr. and Manny Pacquiao? Former featherweight world titlist Shakur Stevenson, who
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11:59 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Former WBA super flyweight champion Andrew Moloney went from a dream scenario to an absolute nightmare on Saturday night, as his bid to reclaim his title against Joshua Franco resulted in a no contest. Moloney (21-1, 14 KOs), who surrendered the title to Franco (17-1-2, 8 KOs) in a
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Nov 15, 2020 Leave it to the pandemic to stop one of the biggest fights in boxing. A potential welterweight unification bout between Terence “Bud” Crawford and Manny Pacquiao was nixed because of COVID-19 restrictions, Crawford said early Sunday morning after he retained his WBO welterweight belt with a fourth-round stoppage over Kell Brook. During
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12:40 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Going into his fourth WBO welterweight title defense on Saturday, Terence Crawford was supposed to be a quicker, better boxer than Kell Brook. He was clearly the more powerful puncher as well. Crawford (37-0, 28 KOs) scored a highlight-reel knockout over Brook (39-3, 27 KOs) at the 1:14 mark
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7:09 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Katie Taylor’s reign as undisputed world lightweight champion was never in doubt as she produced a dazzling display to unanimously outpoint Miriam Gutierrez on
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5:55 PM ET Saturday’s WBO welterweight title fight between champion Terence Crawford and Kell Brook was made official on Friday, as both fighters made weight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Crawford (36-0, 27 KOs), the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world according to ESPN, weighed in at 146.4 pounds, while Brook (39-2,
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